The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-05-07

Whereas, A petition signed by more than
fifty taxpayers of the Parish OF Calcasieu has
been presented to the Police Jury OF said
parish praying the enactment by said Police
Jury, for an ordinance to encourage sheep
husbGndTy and protect sheep from the raya-
ges of dogs, as provided for in Sec. 8, of Act
No. Ill OF the General Assembly. Therefore
by virtue of act No. III Of the Acts of the
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana, of
1886 authorizing and empowering the Police
Juries of the different parishes of the State
to pass such ordinances as may be necessary
to carry out the provision Of said act IN all
its different provisions.
SECTION 1. BE Il Ordained bv the Fblios
Jlry Of the IaristQf Caleasies,, That It shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to
keep or suffer to run at large, any sheep
killing dog owned or possessed by them,
knowing the same to be such, or that any
dog thus kept or owned BY any person as
aforesaid, that shall have killed, wounded,
MANNED or bitten any sheep or lamb. or In
| any manner damaged the same, the owner or
keeper Of said dog shall be deemed guilty of
O misdemean0T, and shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not less than thirty days, or both, at the dis
erection of the court.
SEC. 2. Be II further Ordained, That IL
shall be the duty Of any citizen who knows
of any person keeping any dog as described
Ia the foregoing section, that has killed, bit
ten, MANNED or damaged any sheep or lamb
to report and make affidavit to the fact be-
fore any justice of the peace of this parish
and II shall beth duty OF said Justice TO is
sue a warrant directed to the constable OF
his ward, or to the sheriff OF said parish, COM
manding him to proceed without delay to
the place where said dog may be kept and
then and there to take said dog and destroy
the same, and oil the expenses incurred by
the said Justice and other officers N issuing
aud executing said warrant shall be paid BIZ
the owner or possessor of the dog destroyed,
and In case the said owner or possessor o.
said dog shall fail or neglect to pay the cost
incurred as foresaid, after an account OF the
same shall have been certified to BY the said
justice as being correct, he shall pay fine
Of not less than ten dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, 10 be collected by civil
suit IN the name Of the Police Jury Of this
Parish before any court Of competent iuris-
dieti0D.
eRc. B. Ie 1t tilri1er Ofxfais.ed, That any
dog owned or kept as aforesaid, that shall
have killed, wounded, MANNED or damaged
any sheep or lamb the property of another,
the owner orkeeper Of said dog shall be LA
bic tor, and pay 70 the owner Of said sheep
i.Ye Times tine estimated yalus Of said sheep,
tsiiiedi together with q reasonable amount
lor 4ia ettotpey lees and neaeasaFs e1 nenses
WHseh shaal be epllaeted ~ costs II be Yeaeg-
eraple before any court 81 competent lafls.
~ 7tFflsr pidaipcd, That far
aces " 8Ae 3pefica ri tbe peace and oihe,
eilieers fo5 Services 80 be reudersd ,,nass
aet 81 this 0rgiliaaae siRsil he aa loiows
Es-Wits teS fnakl94S and taking Al8aasi
one dqiiag, SUD ier Hseln4 warrant FIT
efntt she eenetabse ~ ahegia ahsN be
lEWet sQs eNeeptlug ARrSart iasned natls
SAID section, 9ne dollar aad ten cents q
each faile he neceararliy tragala d Eoins
N and returning ifom fhe esqcutlon N sa
warrant
+ SEo 81 ~ flszAer 1rsla'Hes, That
laws of parts 81 iaWs ~ eaaalet Niih d
foregoing Ordinances, except axaiAt As ce
slfueE 81 Act5Eo. IL 81 the Acts 81 1898
2 and ihe s6me ara hereby repealed aud {
aaiae shall besor1e q AAW asd promulgated
sliiiY aays IRON tie publication 81 the sal
IN The ailiciel i0nrnais ~ tae parish.
Aunsoeed. J III BRYAN
pressldcnt D. Police Jury
g Attest nosuE KNcEEI,
ngst Clerk q Police Jury